The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-05-25

this, was preparing to take wslx AT just
about this particular juucture lac, with Presi-
dent J. A. Mu.hgan, ID. Z. Cahill and J, NJ.
Wall a .oporter for the Associated Press in
New York, sailed forth What followe> Is
thus briefly outlined in a special from To-
ronto:
OBren with two city newspaper men and Mr.,
Wall, of the New York Tribune was walking
down King street protected by two policemen,
two in front and two behind, when they were
followed by u small mob, which grew 10 about
n thousand after they had walked about II
block. Then, fearing some serious trouble,
O'Br.en turned the corner OF Bay street, going
south. The policemen kept walking near him,
and after proceeding down Bay street toward
the lake few yards, closely pursued by
stone ut one OF the police
men, cutting his helmet. The same
man hit the policeman second time with
stone, and thus encouraged, and having the
facilities for stone-throwing that the newly
macadamized pavement ON Bay street offered,
the angry mob followed O'Brien and his friends
down the street, throwing large stones at
them The policemen fought nobly against
odds of nearly five hundred to one, but
were overpowered, and mob continued
to pursue O'Brien To the corner of Wellington
street, ON the block south OF ing street, where
he turned west with his friends. Just after
turning the corner. Mr.. Wall, of the New York
Tribune and the Associated Press correspond
ent, lodged TO one side TO avoid large stone
stone another stone from II different direction
struck him over one of his eyes, infct-
ing deep and ugly wound He was
knocked scnseless, and leaving him sit
ting in the dust in the road the mob
continued after OBrien. The latter ran into
bicycle machine shop where man was at work.
He escaped with several of his friends who also
had run into this shop with him, through II back
door. OBrien is now safe in the house of Il
cltlzen. ne was struck IN the mouth WITH
stone while running for his life but was not
otherwise injured. Wall was taken u King
street drug store and is doing we'll The police
having been sent for the mob disappeared. One
arrest has been made.
A CITY OF MExIco bank has been robbed of
100000 The detectives are at sea.
JOHN l. SULLIVAN has been challenged TO
fight Jake" Kirain for 5000 side, the
championship of America, and the diamond
belt
WILLIAM O'BRIEN, the fearless Irish agita-
tor, was again the victim of cowardly at
tempt at murder in Kingston, Ontario. The
would-be assassins were, however, foiled by
the prompt action of some friends, who hur-
ried him from the scene to place of safety
beforet he attacking party knew what had
happened. A dispatch from Kingston gives
the following particulars of the disgraceful
affair:
Mr. OBrien delivered his address az the rink.
and it was just as he emerged from that build
ing that the attempt upon his life was male
| The night was very dark. On reaching the
sidewalk he was confronted by large
crowd, who had for some time been cheer
| ing for Lansdowne and groanng for
| the agitator. He had no sooner ap-
peared than some cried Here he is, and the
| mob began 20 surge in his direction. Several
| stones were thrown In Il twinkling O'Brien
| was rushed around the corSer and disappeared
! The crowd disappointed OF their expected prey
| moved down TO the Burnett House and awaited
| O'Briens arrival, but he camo not. Several
| windows il the hotel were smashed. Mr.
| O'Brien seen afterward lie was in Il
! friendly house. When he left the hall his hat
| was changed and he wa rus cd Into gateway
| and saved. He was unhJrt, bat much agit tted
| lie says his as ape wa miraculous tnat ~ was
| deliberate att mp. % murder him. When his
! hat WAS changed he was about 20 receive blow
/ from Il bludSoon. lie was struck on the head
/ Dy stone. The Mayor offered him military
J prJto ctiOn after the row, but he declined IT,
! Nobody knew where OBren was till IL
clock, when Peter Delvn came down
| to the Burnett House, where Mayor Car
| was, and Id him that O'Brien
was in his house Ma or Carson went there and
escorted O len 20 the Burnett House. Mr..
| Obrien said: when l came from the rink l
heard cries Of There he is and Kill HIM
| stones began to lie thrown instantly and Il
! small one hit me in the back Of the neck.
| Mr. Hogan changed hats with me. Just
| before the change was made happened 70 turn
my head and II big rufiian raising a club
over me- The blow did not descend upon me,
and don't know who got il. We were surged
along until we came 10 Newlnan's house, and
then Hogan, who almost held me in his arms,
| pushed across the stoop of the house
| into an alleyway. From this alleyway
we got into the kitchen of man
who is, l am told rod-hOt Orange
man, Donnolly We waited there un-
/ til the street was comparatively clear, and then
! we went down TO Mr. Devlins house. When
| Mayor Carson came 20 the house he offered TO
escort me to the hotel with the military, who
! were under arms in their barracks / told him
! that the time for the military TO be called out
was when the mob was collecting, and that 1
| declined their protection now